One thing we all experience as humans is aging. How and when depends on the way we choose to live our lives, but inevitably, each of us will get white hairs, recurring pains, and will start forgetting more often than not.
In the coming decades, the United States population of older people is predicted to essentially double in size. ABC 6 covered a story, Aging in Place, on senior living and interviewed an OTA on her experience in dealing with the transition.
Carolyn Block is depicted as a professional who works with clients approaching 65+ years of age to help them live their best lives as they grow older. She talks about how, "health systems are finding ways to modify current things in the senior's home to allow them to stay there longer".The story doesn't go into much detail about the field of Occupational Therapy, but it does present it in a client-based perspective light.
Overall, I think the description of OT in mainstream media is positive. Even though it is vague on what the career entails, it does place occupational therapy in the "when" not "if" category.
Article Link: https://newsroom.ohiohealth.com/abc6-aging-in-place/
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